Cyber insurance market to double by 2020 says Munich Re
The most damaging cyber attacks to date, in economic terms, have been caused by malware such as WannaCry and NotPetya, which infected hundre ...
Jack Ma to unveil succession plans not imminent retirement: SCMP
Alibaba has denied reports that co-founder and chairman Jack Ma is to retire Monday Alibaba co-founder and chairman Jack Ma will unveil a s ...
Trump calls on Apple to move production from China to US
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for companies to move production to, or keep it in the United States, while pushing aggressi ...
EU ministers do 'battle' over digital tax
France has rallied EU partners to draw up the tax to ensure that global tech platforms such as Google and Facebook pay their fair share EU ...
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma announces plans to retire at 54
Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba group, has told the New York Times he plans to retire on Monday Alibaba's charismatic co-founder and chair ...
Facial recognition touted as 'user friendly' system for airports
Facial recognition systems are being used to speed the boarding process at Dulles International Airport and may eventually eliminate the nee ...
Russian accused of massive data theft extradited to US
A Russian hacker accused of helping pull off the biggest theft yet of consumer bank data in the United States has been extradited to the U.S ...
'Overwatch' eSports expands to new cities including Paris
The Overwatch League has drawn crowds for its eSports events of video games a spectator sport Activision Blizzard on Friday added six new t ...
Does technology really enhance our decision-making ability?
An Army scientist recently won a best paper award at the Association for Computing Machinery's 26th Conference on User Modeling, Adaptat ...
Research takes proactive approach to defending computer systems
With moving target defense, uncertainty is increased and confuses the adversary, who has to expend more resources, such as time and/or compu ...
Lesotho emerges as unlikely testbed for 5G revolution
The Lesotho 5G network is the first in Africa The mountainous kingdom of Lesotho in southern Africa has become an unexpected test venue for ...
New tools improve farm nutrient and water management
Credit: FATIMA EU-funded researchers have developed new mapping tools and services to help farmers better manage the application of nutrien ...
AI has already been weaponised – and it shows why we should ban 'killer robots'
Credit: Oleg Yarko/Shutterstock A dividing line is emerging in the debate over so-called killer robots. Many countries want to see new inte ...
Key internet connections and locations at risk from rising seas
The process of laying internet cables on the sea floor is particularly sensitive at the coastlines. Credit: Gail Johnson/Shutterstock.com D ...
Report: Head of Verizon's AOL Yahoo in talks to depart
In this Dec. 3, 2014, file photo AOL CEO Tim Armstrong is interviewed during "Opening Bell with Maria Bartiromo," on the Fox Busin ...
Tesla tumbles as new exits raise fresh concerns
Tesla shares faced fresh pressure after news of the departure of the electric automaker's chief accounting officer and a bizarre intervi ...
Ryanair U-turns on Poland but faces 'biggest' strike
Empty Ryanair check-in counters at Skavsta Airport in Sweden on August 10, 2018 Ryanair performed a U-turn Friday, saying it no longer plan ...
US military investing $2 bn in 'next generation' artificial intelligence
A military robot deployed with NATO troops in Latvia is inspected by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in July 2018. The Pentagon' ...
BA scrambles to address theft of passenger bank details
The data breach involved 380,000 bank cards British Airways will financially compensate customers whose bank card data were stolen in a &qu ...
Tesla's top accountant exits after a month on the job
Tesla shares faced fresh pressure after news of the departure of the electric automaker's chief accounting officer and a bizarre intervi ...
Massive solar and wind farms could bring vegetation back to the Sahara
Credit: Juanjo Tugores / shutterstock Switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy is an important and necessary step towards averting c ...
Elon Musk muses about life over whiskey and weed
Entrepreneur Elon Musk describes a "never-ending explosion" of ideas in his head Entrepreneur Elon Musk sipped whiskey and puffed ...
UPNA investigates how interference effects wireless networks with newly developed tool
A scientific researcher from the Public University of Navarre (UUP/UPNA) has developed a tool that accesses how interference impacts wireless networks.
"First ever" large-scale 2D surface deposition of piezoelectric material
A method to 'print' large-scale sheets of 2D piezoelectric material has been developed by FLEET researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, opening new opportunities for piezo-sensors and ene
British Airways hacked with details of 380000 bank cards stolen (Update)
Customers' details on 380,000 cards of British Airways were stolen in a data breach British Airways said that the personal and financia ...
Japan's power supply system weak link in times of disaster
In this Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, file photo, people gather to charge their mobile phones in the blackout on the center of Sapporo, Hokkaido, ...
Semiconductor worldwide sales see 17.4% increase year-to-year in July
Global semiconductor sales reached $39.5 billion in July 2018, an increase of 17.4% compared to July 2017, says the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
Google event on October 9 expected to star new Pixel phone
Google on Thursday sent out invitations to an October 9 event at which it is expected to unveil new models of its Android-powered Pixel smar ...
Volkswagen faces German court showdown over 'dieselgate'
American authorities accused the group of fitting some 11 million vehicles with a so-called 'defeat device' Three years after the & ...
Lawsuit accuses Tesla of trying to 'burn' short-sellers
Musk late last week announced that the company would continue to be publicly traded, weeks after suggesting that he would take the pioneerin ...
BA says will compensate customers for data breach
The data breach involved 380,000 bank cards British Airways will pay compensation to customers whose data was been stolen by a "sophis ...
British Airways hacked with details of 380000 bank cards stolen
Customers' details on 380,000 cards of British Airways were stolen in a data breach British Airways said Thursday that the personal and ...
US charges govt-linked North Korean in WannaCry Sony hacks
A hacker tied to the North Korean government was charged by the United States with involvement in some of the most notorious hacking inciden ...
CBS in talks on exit for accused CEO Moonves: media
CBS is reported to be negotiating a multi-million-dollar exit for CEO Leslie Moonves, who faces accusations of sexual misconduct The board ...
Heat recovery in steel plants to boost competitiveness
Steel production. Credit: SIJ Metal Ravne, Slovenia Kristijan Plesnik, energy manager at the steel production SIJ Metal Ravne in Slovenia, ...
Toward animal-friendly robots
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Semi-autonomous and autonomous machines and robots can become moral machines using annotated decision trees conta ...
Roles of web analytics companies in news production
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Today, web analytics are increasingly used to gauge the success, present and future, of news content and related ...
New internet of things protocol to transform hotel experience
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Hotel guests could soon access their rooms and control the lighting, temperature, television and coffee maker thr ...
3D printed impeller allows UAVs to operate for thousands of hours
A cooled, radial gas turbine for a small generator that provides thousands of hours of electricity to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been developed by a team of Southwest Research Institute engi
First commercial agreement for Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult
The Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult has secured its first commercial agreement, with the University of Bristol.
A year in Uber CEO works to rebuild company's reputation
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaks during the company's unveiling of the new features in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. Uber is aimi ...
MakerLab becoming a hub of 3-D printed shell implants for injured pets
Credit: Northern Arizona University These days, you can 3-D print toys, full-size skeletons, Halloween masks, art projects, mechanical part ...
EU clears Apple plan to buy music app Shazam
The EU is fine with Apple taking over Shazam The EU on Thursday approved US tech giant Apple's plan to buy leading song-recognition app ...
Tencent to check IDs to enforce game limits for minors
Tencent will roll out a system across its mobile game titles allowing the company to check if the player is underage and should be included ...
Uber teams up with Japan taxi firm in bid to crack tough market
Japan's taxis are known for their high-quality service—and steep fares Uber said Thursday it has teamed up with a local taxi firm in Ja ...
Coal does not have an economic future in Australia
Coal closure scenarios from Coal Transitions Australia report. Renewables are stealing the march over coal in Australia, and the internatio ...
Paris official seeks to outlaw Airbnb rentals in city centre
A Paris official wants to ban Airbnb to stop the city from becoming an "open-air museum" The Paris city council member in charge ...
All-in-one light-driven water splitting
The new catalyst system functions as a multifunctional tool for splitting water. Credit: C. Hohmann, NIM Solar-powered water splitting is a ...
France urges 'wake-up call' on tax for US web giants
Europeans haven't managed to agree on how to tax the big hitters French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire called Thursday for EU leaders ...
UK unveils energy price cap to help 11 mn households
The energy price cap would save consumers a total of £1.0 billion annually Britain's energy watchdog on Thursday proposed a tempor ...
Wind turbines could cover 40 percent of the current electricity consumption in Germany
Credit: Leaflet/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 Wind power is an important pillar in Germany's energy policy turnaround: According to the German ...
Global certification solution for worldwide IoT standards body
A global certification is in the works for worldwide IoT standards body, OneM2M.
Female British astrophysicist donates £2.3m award after being disregarded by Nobels for Pulsar discovery
British astrophysicist, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, has been awarded a £2.3million special Breakthrough prize in physics for her work in pulsars – a discovery, for which she was previously ignored by N
Do you know why and how you forget passwords?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Do you frequently forget passwords to a baffling array of accounts and websites? Much depends on a password's ...
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey keeps his cool before Congress
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on 'Foreign Influence Operations and Their Use of Soc ...
Facebook to build $1 bn Singapore data centre first in Asia
The centre is expected to be operational around 2022, and will host Facebook servers and centralise its IT operations Facebook said Thursda ...
Tiny crystals pave the way for new miniaturised circuitry
A tiny electrical circuit that may enable an entirely new design of digital devices has been developed by Curtin University.
Study examines pros and cons of hydropower
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Hydropower can generate electricity without emitting greenhouse gases but can cause environmental and social harm ...
Fans rejoice: Subscription-free streaming for NFL games
In this Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, photo apps for NFL and Yahoo Sports are displayed on a phone on the sidelines before a preseason NFL footba ...
'Augmented reality' tools to help health care workers save lives in war zones natural disasters rural areas
Purdue University researchers have developed a unique approach using augmented reality tools to help less-experienced doctors in war zones, ...
MIT Energy Initiative study reports on the future of nuclear energy
Earth in space with atom and twinkling stars. Credit: Christine Daniloff / MIT How can the world achieve the deep carbon emissions reductio ...
US to probe Big Tech on 'stifling' free speech
President Donald Trump's administration warned Wednesday of a possible legal crackdown on big technology companies over competition or p ...
Utah driver sues Tesla after crashing in Autopilot mode
In this May 11, 2018, file photo, released by the South Jordan Police Department shows a traffic collision involving a Tesla Model S sedan w ...
Army researchers provide insights on offering feedback
A team comprised of members from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute proposed an award-winning cognitivel ...
Physics model acts as an 'EKG' for solar panel health
A new algorithm can track the 'health' data of solar panels from anywhere in the world, helping to extend their lifetime. Credit: Pu ...
Berkeley Lab Intel Cray harness power of deep learning to study the universe
Example simulation of dark matter in the universe, used as input to the CosmoFlow network. CosmoFlow is the first large-scale science applic ...
Facebook Twitter pledge to defend against foreign intrusion
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on 'Foreign Influence Operations and Their Use o ...
Uber rolls out safety features for drivers passengers
In this June 6, 2018, file photo Uber driver Joshua Oh drives in Honolulu. Uber has created a feature on its app to reach out to passengers ...
Fox invests $100 million in online gaming platform Caffeine
Lachlan Murdoch, seen here with his father Rupert, has joined the board of video game streaming company Caffeine Entertainment group 21st C ...
Twitter chief says was unprepared for 'weaponized' social media efforts
CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey told lawmakers the platform was ill-equipped for "weaponized" social media influence campaigns Twitter ...
EU wants to force internet firms to remove terror content
Credit: CC0 Public Domain EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova says the European Commission is set to unveil new rules that could force int ...
Chelsea Manning and the rise of 'big data' whistleblowing in the digital age
Chelsea Manning should be regarded as a whistleblower. Credit: Tim Travers Hawkins/Courtesy of Chelsea Manning Chelsea Manning will appear ...
No farms no food
2018-09-05 10:00:09No farms, no food
AgroPad: A set of circles on the back of the card provide colorimetric test results; the color of each circle represents the amount of a par ...
Qualcomm says uber-fast 5G networks phones coming to the U.S. by April 2019
As Qualcomm battled rival Broadcom's hostile takeover bid earlier this year—probably the biggest threat to the company in its 33-year hi ...
1963 prediction on 1D electrons verified with ultracold atoms
With IBM, among others committed to incorporating 1D carbon nanotubes into ICs, chip designs will need to account for 1D effects that arise from electronics being fermions, antisocial particles that a
Facebook's striking new Menlo Park building akin to village with office neighborhoods
The official name of Facebook's newest Menlo Park building, MPK 21, may evoke computer jargon, but the gleaming new offices at its headq ...
Edmunds highlights 10 notable new cars for 2019
This undated photo provided by Volvo Cars of North America shows the 2019 Volvo XC40, a more affordable, scaled-down version of the Swedish ...
Making batteries from thin air
Dr Jessica Allen is developing advanced materials to make better batteries. Credit: University of Newcastle Sunlight is being used to conve ...
Machine learning used for helping farmers select optimal products suited for their operation
For years, farmers have been selecting crops through the best advice available — seed guides, local agronomists and seed dealers. The advanc ...
Propaganda-spewing Russian trolls act differently online from regular people
They may look similar, but online trolls act differently. Credit: Daren Woodward/Shutterstock.com As information warfare becomes more commo ...
Whatever new features Apple announces next week these three are the ones that really matter
On Sept. 12, Apple execs will pull out the stops, hoping to convince consumers that the new iPhones are faster, sleeker and so powerful you& ...
Goldman Sachs pulls back on bitcoin trade plans: report
Some financial institutions are pulling back from plans to get into bitcoin trading amid a sharp decline in value International banking gia ...
Charter launches wireless plan as cable companies diversify
Cable company Charter is launching its own wireless service as cable companies try to diversify to offset slowing traditional cable TV reven ...
Geographic location biggest indicator of mobile app preferences
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Across the globe smartphones and mobile apps have become an integral part of everyday life, but what determines t ...
Blood-testing startup Theranos said to be closing (Update)
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The once-heralded blood-testing startup Theranos is shutting down, according to a media report. ...
Individual metering of heating consumption could lead to savings of up to 20 percent
The research led by Jon Teres found that when users pay on the basis of consumption, they become more aware of the use they make of heating ...
After scandals many Americans step away from Facebook: survey
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A large number of Americans are stepping back from Facebook in the wake of recent scandals over the social netwo ...
Facebook Twitter defend efforts to stop election meddling
This Nov. 19, 2015, file photo shows Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey being interviewed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Dorsey says the ...
Gadgets: Amplified antenna easy to setup adds local channels
Whether you're cutting the cable cord or satellite TV subscriptions to save money, or you just need local channels during a weather emer ...
Opel to offload 2000 jobs to French engineering firm
The restructuring of Opel has already begun to bear fruit as it swung back into profit in the first half of this year. The carmaker last boo ...
OLED display market predicted to reach $25.5bn in 2018 says IDTechEx
In 2018, the OLED industry will be worth $25.5 billion, reports IDTechEx Research, rising to $30.72bn in 2019.
MEMS sensor and actuator growth to be lifted as price erosion lessens
Products built with MEMS technology are forecast to account for 73% of the $9.3 billion semiconductor sensor market in 2018 and around 47% of the projected 24.1 billion total sensor units to be shippe
Toyota recalls 1 million hybrid cars over technical problem
The company recalled one million of its Prius hybrids Japanese car giant Toyota on Wednesday recalled more than one million hybrid cars glo ...
Bayer profits plunge as Monsanto buyout bites
Bayer's second quarter net profits were 34.7 percent lower than last year German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer reported hig ...
Getting your TV to understand you better
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research out of the University of Waterloo has found a way to improve the voice query understanding capabilit ...
Could it soon be game over for the Fortnite craze?
Yes, Fortnite game tournements fill stadiums, such as this one in Los Angeles earlier this year It is a question that millions of parents w ...
US blood-testing startup Theranos to fold: WSJ
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The once high flying blood-testing start-up Theranos, accused with cheating investors, will dissolve, the Wall St ...
The strangest gadgets at Berlin's IFA tech show
No more need to hunt for a trolley Berlin's IFA tech show is the largest in Europe, and while the hype may not match its American big b ...
Times are a-changin' in London where contactless is king
London busker Charlotte Campbell is one of the first performers to use a contactless card reader For centuries, London has sustained a stre ...
Facebook chief says internet firms in 'arms race' for democracy
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said late Tuesday that the leading social network and other internet firms are in an arms race to defend demo ...